2004–05 in Romanian football

The 2004/05 season was one of the best seasons of Divizia A in the 21st century. Steaua București became champions of Romania and Dinamo București won the Romanian Cup and the Romanian Super Cup. Rapid won third place in Divizia A.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Steaua București (C) 30 19 6 5 47 18 +29 63 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2 Dinamo București 30 20 2 8 60 30 +30 62 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
3 Rapid București 30 16 9 5 51 27 +24 57[a] Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round
4 Național București 30 17 6 7 50 33 +17 57[a]
5 Farul Constanța 30 15 7 8 42 28 +14 52
6 Politehnica Timișoara 30 13 6 11 37 34 +3 45[b]
7 Sportul Studențesc București 30 12 9 9 37 27 +10 45[b]
8 Oțelul Galați 30 12 4 14 33 44 −11 40
9 Politehnica Iași 30 10 8 12 28 41 −13 38
10 Argeș Pitești 30 8 12 10 32 37 −5 36[c]
11 CFR Cluj 30 9 9 12 31 32 −1 36[c] Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round
12 FCM Bacău 30 8 9 13 20 28 −8 33
13 Gloria Bistrița 30 9 5 16 38 46 −8 32 Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round
14 Apulum Alba Iulia (R) 30 6 8 16 28 62 −34 26 Relegation to Divizia B
15 Brașov (R) 30 5 6 19 28 45 −17 21
16 Universitatea Craiova (R) 30 4 8 18 24 54 −30 20
Source: LT (in Romanian)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b RAP 3–0 PRO; PRO 3–3 RAP
  2. ^ a b TIM 2–0 SPO; SPO 0–0 TIM
  3. ^ a b ARG 2–0 CFR; CFR 1–1 ARG

This section will cover Dinamo's games from July 28, 2004, until the start of August 25, 2004.

Date Venue Opponents Score Comp Dinamo scorers Match Report(s)
July 28, 2005 Pod Dubňom
Žilina, Slovakia
Mestsky Športovy Klub Žilina 0–1 UCL Dănciulescu 91' Romanian Soccer
August 4, 2005 Dinamo
Bucharest, Romania
Mestsky Športovy Klub Žilina 1–0 UCL Dănciulescu 19' Romanian Soccer
August 11, 2005 Naţional
Bucharest, Romania
Manchester United Football Club 1–2 UCL Quinton Fortune (OG) 09' Romanian Soccer
August 25, 2005 Old Trafford
Trafford, England
Manchester United Football Club 3–0 UCL N/A Romanian Soccer

This section will cover Steaua's games from August 12, 2004, until March 20, 2005.

Date Venue Opponents Score Comp Steaua scorers Match Report(s)
August 12, 2004 Mali Poljud
Belgrade, Serbia
Futbaliski Klub Železnik Beograd 2–4 UCUP Opriţa 18', Neaga (24', 49'),
Paraschiv 34'
Romanian Soccer
August 26, 2005 Ghencea Stadium
Bucharest, Romania
Futbaliski Klub Železnik Beograd 1–2 UCUP Dică 79' Romanian Soccer
September 16, 2004 Ghencea Stadium
Bucharest, Romania
Central Sports Club of Army Sofia 2–1 UCUP Neaga 10', Dică 79' Romanian Soccer
September 30, 2004 Bulgarska Armia
Sofia, Bulgaria
Central Sports Club of Army Sofia 2–2 UCUP Opriţa 15', Paraschiv 79' Romanian Soccer
October 21, 2004 Ghencea Stadium
Bucharest, Romania
Royal Standard Club de Liège 2–0 UCUP Dragutinović (OG) 67',
Neaga 80'
Romanian Soccer
November 4, 2004 Ennio Tardini
Parma, Italy
Parma Associazione Calcio 1–0 UCUP N/A Romanian Soccer
November 25, 2004 Ghencea Stadium
Bucharest, Romania
Beşiktaş J.K. Istanbul 2–1 UCUP Neaga 3', Ciocoiu 19' Romanian Soccer
December 1, 2004 San Mamés
Bilbao, Spain
Athletic Club de Bilbao 1–0 UCUP N/A Romanian Soccer
February 16, 2005 Mestalla
Valencia, Spain
Valencia Club de Fútbol 2–0 UCUP N/A Romanian Soccer
February 24, 2005 Ghencea Stadium
Bucharest, Romania
Valencia Club de Fútbol 2–0 UCUP Cristea (50', 71') Romanian Soccer
March 16, 2005 Ghencea Stadium
Bucharest, Romania
Villarreal Club de Fútbol 0–0 UCUP N/A Romanian Soccer
March 20, 2005 El Madrigal
Villarreal, Spain
Villarreal Club de Fútbol 2–0 UCUP N/A Romanian Soccer

This section will cover Oţelul's games from July 15, 2004, until August 26, 2004.

Date Venue Opponents Score Comp Otelul scorers Match Report(s)
July 15, 2004 Gheorghe Hagi
Constanţa, Romania
Klubi Sportiv Dinamo Tiranë 4–0 UCUP Negru 10', Nanu 17',
Iacob 26', Apostol 44'
Romanian Soccer
July 29, 2004 Selman Stërmasi
Tirana, Albania
Klubi Sportiv Dinamo Tiranë 1–4 UCUP Danciu (21' pen, 80'),
Rohat 37', Aldea 69'
Romanian Soccer
August 12, 2004 Gheorghe Hagi
Constanţa, Romania
Futbaliski Klub Partizan Belgrade 0–0 UCUP N/A Romanian Soccer
August 26, 2004 Partizan
Belgrade, Serbia
Futbaliski Klub Partizan Belgrade 1–0 UCUP N/A Romanian Soccer

This section will cover Dinamo's games from September 16, 2004, until September 30, 2004.

Date Venue Opponents Score Comp Dinamo scorers Match Report(s)
September 16, 2004 Partizan
Belgrade, Serbia
Futbaliski Klub Partizan Belgrade 3–1 UCUP Dănciulescu 24' Romanian Soccer
September 16, 2004 Naţional
Bucharest, Romania
Futbaliski Klub Partizan Belgrade 0–0 UCUP N/A Romanian Soccer

This section will cover Gloria's games from June 20, 2004, until June 27, 2004.

Date Venue Opponents Score Comp Gloria scorers Match Report(s)
June 20, 2004 Lachen
Thun, Switzerland
Fussball Club Thun 2–0 UCUP N/A Romanian Soccer
June 27, 2004 Gloria
Bistriţa, Romania
Fussball Club Thun 0–0 UCUP N/A Romanian Soccer

This section will cover Romania's games from Football World Cup 2006 (qualification UEFA).

Date Venue Opponents Score Comp Romania scorers Match Report(s)
August 18, 2004 Giuleşti Stadium
Bucharest, Romania
  Finland 2–1 WCQ06 Mutu 50', Petre 90' Official Site
September 4, 2004 Ion Oblemenco
Craiova, Romania
  North Macedonia 2–1 WCQ06 Pancu 15', Mutu 86' Official Site
September 8, 2004 Estadi Communal
La Vella, Andorra
  Andorra 1–5 WCQ06 Cernat 2', Pancu (5', 82'),
Niculae (16', 70')
Official Site
October 9, 2004 Toyota Arena
Prague, Czech Republic
  Czech Republic 1–0 WCQ06 N/A Official Site
November 17, 2004 Republican
Yerevan, Armenia
  Armenia 1–1 WCQ06 Marica 28' Official Site
February 9, 2005 GSZ
Larnaka, Cyprus
  Slovakia 2–2 F Pancu 38' pen, Opriţa 89' N/A
March 26, 2005 Giuleşti Stadium
Bucharest, Romania
  Netherlands 0–2 WCQ06 N/A Official Site
March 30, 2004 Gradski
Skopje, Macedonia
  North Macedonia 1–2 WCQ06 Mitea (18', 58') Official Site
May 24, 2004 Municipal
Bacău, Romania
  Moldova 2–0 F Niculescu 8', Dică 55' N/A
June 4, 2005 De Kuip
Rotterdam, Netherlands
  Netherlands 2–0 WCQ06 N/A Official Site
June 8, 2005 Gheorghe Hagi
Constanţa, Romania
  Armenia 3–0 WCQ06 O.Petre 28', Bucur (38', 78') Official Site